I agree completely with your point that narrators should be paid both a decent amount for the production and royalties based on sales. ACX has a royalty share option, which is how I produced my first audiobooks at almost no cost, but it’s much harder to find quality narrators willing to spend a lot of hours on what’s essentially a gamble that they’ll make money, so I pay outright now. This allows the voice actor to earn 50% of the royalties from the sales of the book. You’re right: every decision has hidden consequences. ), and I feel blessed and enriched for the work I have done this way. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

If you are chosen to narrate multiple books, you don’t have to start all of them immediately! Productivity rarely equals success. Behind the scenes Amazon is attempting a monopoly by forcing audiobook creators into exclusivity deals so their competitors have nothing to sell. Turns out it is my best-seller with the most bounties! Just because I can, doesn’t mean I have to record a particular book. I’m a self-published author, and I was fortunate enough to connect with a great narrator on ACX who agreed to do all four of my books as royalty shares. I can think of 4 other big reasons not to accept a royalty-share agreement: I am very selective about the scripts I perform, especially when it comes to an audiobook. I’ve only recorded per-finished-hour in the past, and just received a Royalty Share offer. — I’m helping authors realize their dreams of hearing their words in audiobooks. Therefore, be sure to pick a book you love as you will be spending a lot of time with it. How to Make money with Audiobooks and Self Publishing/ Kindle Publishing. Although I didn’t know it when I accepted the projects, the first 2 audiobooks I performed were thinly veiled religious sermons. I signed with the production team who checked all the boxes. ). It was more about ‘am I convinced these people really want to and have the ability to clear all the hurdles?’ The royalty share of Audible is usually very high. You & others make some wonderful observations here, Karen, particularly as to practicing one’s VO & voice acting skills, editing & recording skills, developing a track-record & points of entry into a new niche. I use Evernote during the book prep as I described in this Facebook comment. Your royalty is dependent upon the distribution and production options you select. You don’t have to defend your cover to me. Greetings, Deb!

So, each sale matters when the sale is low, not just to make a profit, but first to recover the production cost itself. Today we're officially launching Voices Share, a new way to create audiobooks with Findaway Voices. Undoubtedly the reason sales are low is because of the cost. You will get 1 Audiobook of your choice and 2 from the Audible Originals! On an average, the ‘cost per finished hour’ of an audiobook is about $300 to $400. This article explains how to claim the Kindle edition. If someone is not selling well on Kindle, they probably won’t sell well in audio. When the production finishes, your audiobook gets to reach the entire listening world thanks to our network of nearly 40 global audiobook sellers and library systems. But this is the biggie. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Our audiobook experts can help you with both production of new audiobooks, and distribution of existing ones. Also, realize that your proceeds for each book will build up over time. For now let’s just talk about the first category of the audiobooks mentioned above, that is, the one that has an average ‘cost per finished hour’ of about $300 to $400.

})(); And the opposite holds: The better the sales of Kindle, the more likely the book will sell well in audio. Voices Share has an established buyout mechanic for ending the royalty sharing agreement. After all, anyone can read, right? And I’d learned very early in my acting career that you can’t improve without taking risks…, Decades later, my debut album “The Transformed Man” would lead directly to one of the most successful commercial ventures of my career — and another album!…. Note that one big advantage in volunteering  for LibriVox is that you will be able to figure out your most efficient workflow — i.e., learning how to punch-in — under no time pressure while simultaneously adding to world literacy. var dropdown = document.getElementById( "cat" );

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